Furggen

Furggen is a mountain saddle in Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,671 metres. Furggen is situated nearby to the locality Oberbütz, as well as near Kleinwängi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chüemettler and Speer.

Chüemettler

Peak

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chüemettler is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps in the canton of St. Gallen, overlooking Obersee. It lies west of the Speer and north of the Federispitz mountains.

Speer

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Speer is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,951 metres, located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is situated between the Toggenburg valley, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich, overlooking the region between Lake Zurich and Lake Walen.

Federispitz

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Federispitz is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, situated in the canton of St. Gallen, with an elevation of 1,865 metres. It lies south of the Speer and above the municipality of Schänis, overlooking the Walensee, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leiterli and Amden.

Leiterli

Locality

Photo: Captaininler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leiterli is a locality.

Amden

Village

Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.

Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Weesen

Village

Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen near the outflow of the Linth Canal.

Furggen

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,671 metres
Also known as: “Furgge”
Category: landform
Location: Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.17584° or 47° 10′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.10624° or 9° 6′ 23″ east

Elevation

1,671 metres (5,482 feet)

Open location code

8FVF54G4+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11368941446

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Furggen” goes by many names.

German: “Furggen”

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